Never knowingly undersolved
I found this a bit of a slow solve, perhaps because of a higher-than-usual proportion of unfamiliar words. Fortunately I managed to get there in the end. of Thanks to Azed. Across … Read more >>
After the excitement last week of the publication of the themed 4000th puzzle, it’s back to normal this week for Everyman, with the usual trademark inclusions. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition … Read more >>
Preamble : All clues are normal and all solutions are single words. However, the solutions are in no particular order and you must discover some other way of deciding where the solutions should … Read more >>
Thank you to Xestobium. Definitions are underlined in the clues. Across 1 Primate has company with devilment? (6,8) MONKEY BUSINESS : MONKEY(a small to medium-sized primate) plus(has) BUSINESS(a company/a commercial organisation). Defn: …/reckless … Read more >>
A tougher than usual puzzle from Brummie for this week’s Prize.
Weekend puzzle from the FT of June 24, 2023
This was the second puzzle that Postmark submitted at the recent S&B event at Nottingham. Postmarks’s puzzle and parsing can be found here Once again, smooth surfaces and a number of short clues … Read more >>
Postmark submitted two puzzles for the recent S&B in Nottingham. This was the first one we solved. The puzzle and Postmark’s parsings can be found here. The first thing to say is that … Read more >>
The site has come back up in the last few minutes, so I can publish this blog for today’s Harpo puzzle I’m not a regular Guardian blogger so I am … Read more >>
Today sees the publication of Phi’s latest puzzle, although with the technical problems dogging the website right now, it remains to be seen how many solvers will get to read this blog. I … Read more >>
Leonidas is today's FT compiler.
Wiglaf is a setter who makes you think. I note that many blogs of Wiglaf’s puzzles mention the word ‘challenge’. Today’s puzzle scores high on the challenge scale. There were … Read more >>
The puzzle may be found at https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/29109.
Margaret Irvine (Nutmeg) – RIP I heard that Nutmeg died on Saturday after a long illness. Nutmeg set puzzles for The Guardian as well as 26 Inquisitors. Read Nutmeg’s interview in Meet The … Read more >>
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